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| Round table discussion on wellness |
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| Janine thinking deep thoughts |
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| People of all ages made it |
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| A final exercise demonstration to round it out |
This past Saturday, we had a party for our Women’s Exercise
program to attract more women to our classes and to address a health topic
that’s on the minds of most Ecuadorian women.
The topic of this party was how to get rid of belly fat, which sounds
ridiculous as I’m typing it out, but it’s a big concern to women here. However, we didn’t just want to focus on the
exercise aspect of burning fat. We also wanted
to stress the importance of having a healthy diet and a balanced
lifestyle. So, we merged the party with
our cooking and nutrition class in order to draw in people who were interested
in both exercise and nutrition.
It ended up being a huge success! We had around 15 women there, and they were
so attentive, some even taking notes, as we talked about exercising and eating
healthy in order to decrease belly fat. Before
the exercise talk, Madeleine and Janine led the cooking and nutrition talk,
handing out a healthy smoothie recipe that we then made with the women. Then Heather talked about foods that are good
to eat when trying to cut down on belly fat, Jenni led the discussion on the
health risks of having belly fat, and I talked about exercises and lifestyle
habits that help to reduce belly fat.
After that, we showed them some exercises that target the belly area and
did a zumba demonstration to give them a taste of what our exercise classes are
like.
Because of the great turnout and enthusiastic responses to
the party, we’re hoping to see an increase in attendance in women’s exercise
classes!
Lucy